Update on May 12th court appearance of Kevin Schneider in CT - a continuance was granted. More info coming soon.

Our 25th Anniversary Celebration is coming fast - May 31st at the Charles River Country Club in Newton, MA!  A downloadable invitation and reply form can be found to left.  Click on the link to view and print.  Also, please note that the rsvp date has been changed to May 26th.  We'd love to see you at the event!  More information can be found on our events page, or by emailing ghfriend@greyhound.org.

Spring Open House is next weekend! - May 17 & 18 - 12:00-5:00 both days.  Both days, the afternoon will kick-off with a session of "Ask the Vet" at 12:30.

Special guests of the weekend will be several of the law enforcement officers involved in the cruelty case of Talca and Sari.  We're looking forward to giving them our thanks in person for their hard work on this difficult case.

Then, we'll be having our usual Not Quite Westminster Dog Show, starting at 2:00 both days.  This spring the contests (all for fun!) will include longest tail, oldest dog, youngest dog, best trick, and longest sit.  Entry fee for the contests is $1 per dog per contest. Everyone who enters gets a prize! 

In celebration of our 25th anniversary, we'll also have a costume contest for the greyhounds on each day. The entry fee for the this contest is $5 per dog, which will be donated to help pay for our new isolation unit. The winner of the contest will receive a trophy and a $50 gift certificate to the Homeward Bound Hound Boutique!

Other activities include letting your greyhound run in our fenced field, visiting the dogs in the kennel, shopping for great greyhound (and human) items, and relaxing and socializing with other greyhound owners.

We hope to see you on the 17th and 18th to join in the celebration!

There is an effort to have the charges in all three states addressed at one time. Updates on this will be posted as we receive them.

THE CASE IN MASSACHUSETTS: Trial scheduled for August 21, 2008 in Newton.  Newton District Court, 1309 Washington Street, West Newton, MA 02465-2011

THE CASE IN CONNECTICUT:  May 12, 10:00 AM. at Danielson, CT Superior Court, for pre-trial. Update on May 12th court appearance - a continuance was granted. More info coming soon.
      

THE CASE IN RHODE ISLAND: May 19, 9:00 AM, Providence, RI District Court, for pre-trial.              

We've had a number of requests for the addresses for officials in which to continue to write letters in support of Talca and Sari, and to encourage the full prosecution of Kevin Schneider.  These addresses are listed below.

Letters to the Chief of Police in Rhode Island would be particularly helpful to encourage the case to go forward in that state.

Massachusetts:
Gerard T. Leone, Jr.
Middlesex County District Attorney
40 Thorndike St.
Cambridge, MA 02141

Connecticut:
The person who makes sure the case is tried is:
Patricia M. Froehlich
State's Attorney
Suite 208
120 School Street
Danielson, CT  06239

The person who put together the case for Trooper Resnick is:
Eva Longo
Animal Control Officer
NECCOG
125 Putnam Pike
Dayville, CT  06241
 
Rhode Island:
Colonel Dean Esserman
Chief of Police
Providence Police Dept.
325 Washington St.
Providence, RI 02903
(401)272-3121

To read the full story on Talca and Sari, click here.